I've run this 10K 5 times now. It's one of my favorite 10K's and the Cherry Blossoms were finally in bloom. Well organized evbranch brook Park. An out and backent. Kudos to Essex County! I did have one issue on registration. I had registered in february but they did not have

I wanted a fun race for my first marathon, and Chicago was just that! The course is flat and fast, and goes through some of the most iconic parts of the city. The entire course is lined with people cheering you on! The volunteers are amazing, the weather was amazing, and

The best in town! But I have to say that Chicago Marathon could do. Better job at their medals, com'on! This years was better, but they have pretty ugly finishing medals compared to my other events. On another note, it was nearly impossible to leave the gated area. All runners where